Thank you so very much for taking the time to get to know us through this book and the short video at the end! We are Nicholas and Tina and we hope you will see something in us that you want for your child.

Your willingness to explore the possibility of adoption demonstrates to us an extraordinary amount of love that you have for your child. This must be the hardest and most emotionally challenging decision you are facing. Yet you are exploring this selfless, courageous option. We acknowledge your sacrifice and your strength. We respect you and the journey you’ve been on. We are humbled by the steps you’ve taken to get here.

We hope that you will feel some calm, comfort, and reassurance when you are learning more about us. Maybe we are the right fit for you and your child?

With deepest respect,
Nicholas and Tina

We met in 2015 when Tina came to the USA from Germany on a teacher enrichment program. We taught at the same middle school on the same team and we both made sure we would see each other every day to talk to one another whether there was an official meeting or not. Nick was curious about Tina’s home country Germany, her language and culture and we often talked or hung out after school with other teachers. We also started texting each other. After two months, this instant chemistry turned into a relationship when we started dating in October 2015. Early on, we spent time developing habits that we continue to love like traveling, going to the movies, and eating out. We spent lots of time exploring nature in the Colorado Plateau and the Rocky Mountains in our area. In June 2016, Nick visited Germany and met Tina’s family for the first time, in July we moved in together. We got married in October 2019 and in December 2019 we bought our house.

We are both grateful for and committed to each other. We love the way that we can talk with each other, share interests, and get excited about the same things. Life with each other makes more sense, is more enjoyable, and more peaceful. Nick compares our life together to building our own spaceship that can weather the difficulties of traveling through anything. After long days and bumps in the road, there is a place to return to that makes everything make a bit more sense. We have a home where we can experience peace and better understand ourselves and the world.

There has never been a doubt that we want to have children and become parents together.

As teachers, we choose to surround ourselves with children and teenagers every day. We are deeply passionate about supporting young people as they are finding their own voices and ways in life. At school, we also see how impactful a loving, engaged, and encouraging family is to a child’s well-being. We would love to make a difference in a child’s life by being nurturing parents.

We are grateful to have friends and siblings who are parents, and we have learned a lot from the sidelines. Watching our niece and nephews grow and spending time with our close friends and their children, has only helped us become more and more ready to embrace the challenges of parenthood ourselves.

Although our journey to become parents has been a long and windy road, we are grateful it led us to the possibility of adoption. For seven long years, we have pursued many different infertility treatments. It sent us on a rollercoaster ride of hope and despair. Although the experiences were painful, we have conquered them together and accepted the fact that having biological children just wasn’t meant to be for us. We are both excited to grow our family and become parents through adoption.

Thank you for taking in all this information about us, still strangers to you. We are beyond grateful to be considered as parents for your child.

It has been our greatest wish to have children for more than 7 years and we sincerely hope that you found in us some of what you were looking for in an adoptive family for your child.

We promise to be caring, compassionate, and loving parents. Your child will be the most precious and most important part of our family. We will do everything we can to create a safe and nurturing environment so that your child will always feel loved, supported, and safe. We are not perfect but we try to remind ourselves that we have the ability and we can learn skills to work through hardships, misunderstandings, and other unexpected things life throws at us.

We are committed to being engaged parents who foster a sense of belonging through dedicated family time and experiences together.

We will provide opportunities to engage in nature, art, culture, sports, and our diverse community. Your child will get the chance to play, read, explore, connect, socialize, and travel.

In a bi-lingual household like ours, your child will navigate different languages, cultures, and perspectives. At least once a year, we will spend time in Germany with Tina’s family and your child will be immersed in that culture. Tina plans to speak German at home and we will celebrate German traditions in the US.

Our families and close friends will support our efforts in raising your child because we believe in the idea that it takes a village.

We promise you that you will always be part of our family. Raising your child would be impossible without you and your story. Starting today, this will be a journey we go on together, in whatever way you feel comfortable.

We can’t wait to meet you!